title: The origin of gastroenterology societies during the twentieth century.
abstract: In this article, I describe briefly how a group of major gastroenterologic organizations, which have contributed to the steady advance of gastroenterology during this century, developed. My purpose in this presentation is not only to provide a memoir of what, to me, were very exciting times but also to help today's younger physicians come to appreciate those past events that make today's opportunities possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kirsner
mesh_terms: D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000266:history; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States